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Developers of the unusually-shaped 525-foot, £200 million skyscraper under construction at 20 Fenchurch Street, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/london">London</a>, are scrambling to find a solution after it was determined that glare from the building is causing cars to melt. <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly's</a> distinctively curved 'Walkie Talkie' building creates a beam of concentrated sunlight that is not only uncomfortable for pedestrians below - it left one man's Jaguar XJ with warped side panels and a "<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/walkie-talkie-city-skyscraper-renamed-walkie-scorchie-after-beam-of-light-melts-jaguar-car-parked-beneath-it-8794970.html">smell of burning plastic</a>" after the car was parked within the beam's reach for just one hour.
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Architect <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly</a>, who appears to have learned nothing from the errors of <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-24-concert-hall_x.htm">Frank Gehry</a>, designed the landmark 'Walkie Talkie' structure "to respect the city’s historic character, following the contour of the river....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/glare-from-walkie-talkie-skyscraper-melts-parked-cars-in-london/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Developers of the unusually-shaped 525-foot, £200 million skyscraper under construction at 20 Fenchurch Street, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/london">London</a>, are scrambling to find a solution after it was determined that glare from the building is causing cars to melt. <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly's</a> distinctively curved 'Walkie Talkie' building creates a beam of concentrated sunlight that is not only uncomfortable for pedestrians below - it left one man's Jaguar XJ with warped side panels and a "<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/walkie-talkie-city-skyscraper-renamed-walkie-scorchie-after-beam-of-light-melts-jaguar-car-parked-beneath-it-8794970.html">smell of burning plastic</a>" after the car was parked within the beam's reach for just one hour.
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Architect <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly</a>, who appears to have learned nothing from the errors of <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-24-concert-hall_x.htm">Frank Gehry</a>, designed the landmark 'Walkie Talkie' structure "to respect the city’s historic character, following the contour of the river....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/glare-from-walkie-talkie-skyscraper-melts-parked-cars-in-london/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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20 Fenchurch Street Walkie Talkie Skyscraper

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Developers of the unusually-shaped 525-foot, £200 million skyscraper under construction at 20 Fenchurch Street, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/london">London</a>, are scrambling to find a solution after it was determined that glare from the building is causing cars to melt. <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly's</a> distinctively curved 'Walkie Talkie' building creates a beam of concentrated sunlight that is not only uncomfortable for pedestrians below - it left one man's Jaguar XJ with warped side panels and a "<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/walkie-talkie-city-skyscraper-renamed-walkie-scorchie-after-beam-of-light-melts-jaguar-car-parked-beneath-it-8794970.html">smell of burning plastic</a>" after the car was parked within the beam's reach for just one hour.
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Architect <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly</a>, who appears to have learned nothing from the errors of <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-24-concert-hall_x.htm">Frank Gehry</a>, designed the landmark 'Walkie Talkie' structure "to respect the city’s historic character, following the contour of the river....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/glare-from-walkie-talkie-skyscraper-melts-parked-cars-in-london/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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20 Fenchurch Street Walkie Talkie Skyscraper

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Developers of the unusually-shaped 525-foot, £200 million skyscraper under construction at 20 Fenchurch Street, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/london">London</a>, are scrambling to find a solution after it was determined that glare from the building is causing cars to melt. <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly's</a> distinctively curved 'Walkie Talkie' building creates a beam of concentrated sunlight that is not only uncomfortable for pedestrians below - it left one man's Jaguar XJ with warped side panels and a "<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/walkie-talkie-city-skyscraper-renamed-walkie-scorchie-after-beam-of-light-melts-jaguar-car-parked-beneath-it-8794970.html">smell of burning plastic</a>" after the car was parked within the beam's reach for just one hour.
<a href="http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/09/20-Fenchurch-Street-Walkie-Talkie-1.jpg"></a><em>Image (cc) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncanh1/9068925117/sizes/c/">[Duncan] on Flickr</a></em>
Architect <a href="http://www.rvapc.com/">Rafael Viñoly</a>, who appears to have learned nothing from the errors of <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-24-concert-hall_x.htm">Frank Gehry</a>, designed the landmark 'Walkie Talkie' structure "to respect the city’s historic character, following the contour of the river....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/glare-from-walkie-talkie-skyscraper-melts-parked-cars-in-london/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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20 Fenchurch Street Walkie Talkie Skyscraper

Developers of the unusually-shaped 525-foot, £200 million skyscraper under construction at 20 Fenchurch Street, London, are scrambling to find a solution after it was determined that glare from the building is causing cars to melt. Rafael Viñoly's distinctively curved 'Walkie Talkie' building creates a beam of concentrated sunlight that is not only uncomfortable for pedestrians below - it left one man's Jaguar XJ with warped side panels and a "smell of burning plastic" after the car was parked within the beam's reach for just one hour.
Image (cc) [Duncan] on Flickr
Architect Rafael Viñoly, who appears to have learned nothing from the errors of Frank Gehry, designed the landmark 'Walkie Talkie' structure "to respect the city’s historic character, following the contour of the river....